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7.5Filip buys an 8mm movie camera when his first child is born. Because it's the first camera in town, he's named official photographer by the local Party boss. His horizons widen when he is sent to regional film festivals with his first works but his focus on movie making also leads to domestic strife and philosophical dilemmas.
Released: 1979-11-16112 minDir: Krzysztof KieślowskiDrama
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Cast
- Jerzy Stuhr as Filip Mosz
- Małgorzata Ząbkowska as Irka Mosz
- Ewa Pokas as Anna Włodarczyk
- Stefan Czyżewski as Director
- Jerzy Nowak as Stanisław Osuch
- Tadeusz Bradecki as Witek Jachowicz
Themes
- factory worker
- factory
- camera
- poland
- filmmaking
- super 8mm footage
- documentary filmmaking
- marital problem
- communist party
- thuggish boss
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Ratings
IMDb
7.8/10
8,595 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
90%
- Year
- 1979
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Rated
- Not Rated
- Awards
- 6 wins total
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 109
- FilmAffinity ID
- 322313
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- publication date
- 1983-02-23
- title
- Amator
- review score
- 7.3/10
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Categories
1970s Polish-language films1970s political satire films1979 black comedy films1979 comedy-drama films1979 films1979 independent films1979 Polish filmsFilms about filmmakingFilms directed by Krzysztof KieślowskiFilms set in PolandFilms set in the 1970sFilms set in West Pomeranian VoivodeshipFilms shot in KrakówFilms shot in WarsawFilms with screenplays by Krzysztof KieślowskiPolish black comedy filmsPolish comedy-drama filmsPolish independent filmsPolish political filmsPolish satirical filmsTemplate film date with 1 release date